
Peak
4
Weeks
20
Score
3,942
Chart Year
2010
The music video for "The Time (Dirty Bit)" was released on November 23, 2010, and was directed by Rich Lee, who earlier directed the video for "Imma Be"/"Rock That Body", Pasha Shapiro, and Ernst Weber. It opens with a zoom-in to a city street where, as will.i.am sings the beginning, his head voxelizes and transforms into a television screen where Fergie is projected during her solo. The video then cuts to sweaty dancers at an underground nightclub, who, along with the Peas, also variously become voxelized throughout the song. The avatars seen on the cover of the new album The Beginning appear as posters, and the BlackBerry PlayBook also appears as pre-release product placement, seen animating them in an augmented reality application and making special effects. The animated versions of the band members are in this order: will.i.am, Fergie, apl.de.ap, and Taboo.[27][28] As of August 2020, the video has received over 485 million views on YouTube.
"The Time (Dirty Bit)" is a song by American musical group the Black Eyed Peas from their sixth studio album, The Beginning. It was written by group members will.i.am and apl.de.ap along with DJ Ammo, who produced the song with will.i.am. Additionally, Franke Previte, John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz received co-writing credits since the chorus interpolates 1987's Dirty Dancing soundtrack "(I've Had) The Time of My Life", performed by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes. The song received generally mixed reviews from critics, who praised its catchiness but criticized the sample use, Auto-Tune and lyrics. It peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, becoming the group's sixth consecutive top ten hit (following the five singles from their previous album, The E.N.D.), and ninth overall. It topped the charts in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, while also charting inside the top ten of the charts in most European countries. Worldwide, it was the eighth best-selling digital single of 2011 with sales of 7.3 million copies
This is international Big mega radio smasher I had the time of my life And I've never felt this way before And I swear this is true And I owe it all to you Oh, I had the time of my life And I've never felt this way before And I swear this is true And I owe it all to you, you, you Dirty bit Dirty bit I-I came up in here to rock Light a fire, make it hot I don't wanna take no pictures I just wanna take some shots So come on, let's go Let's lose control Let's do it all night 'Til we can't do it no more People rockin' to the sound Turn it up and watch it pound We gon' rock it to the top Until the roof come burnin' down Yeah, it's hot in here The temperature Has got these ladies Gettin' freakier I got freaky, freaky, baby I was chillin' with my ladies I didn't come to get bougie I came here to get crazy I was born to get wild That's my style If you didn't know that Well, baby, now you know now 'Cause I'm Havin' A good time With you I'm tellin' you I had the time of my life And I've never felt this way before And I swear this is true And I owe it all to you Oh, I had the time of my life And I've never felt this way before And I swear this is true And I owe it all to you, you, you Dirty bit Dirty bit All-all these girls, they like my swagger They callin' me Mick Jagger I be rollin' like a Stone Jet-setter, jet-lagger We ain't messin' with no maggots Messin' with the baddest Chicks in the club Honey, what's up? Mirror, mirror on the wall Who's the baddest of them all? Yeah, it's gotta be the Apl I'm the mack daddy, y'all Haters better step back Ladies (download your app) I'm the party application Rockin' just like that This is international Big mega radio smasher 'Cause I'm Havin' A good time With you I'm tellin' you I had the time of my life And I've never felt this way before And I swear this is true And I owe it all to you Oh, I had the time of my life And I've never felt this way before And I swear this is true And I owe it all to you I had the time of my life And I've never felt this way before And I swear this is true And I owe it all to you Oh, I had the time of my life And I've never felt this way before And I swear this is true And I owe it all to you Dirty bit Welcome, this is the beginning For every ending is mega starter When they bring the dark, we bring the light Let's go
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nov 27, 2010 | 12 | 114 |
| 2 | Dec 4, 2010 | 13 | 113 |
| 3 | Dec 11, 2010 | 9 | 117 |
| 4 | Dec 18, 2010 | 4 | 122 |
| 5 | Dec 25, 2010 | 8 | 118 |
| 6 | Jan 1, 2011 | 8 | 118 |
| 7 | Jan 8, 2011 | 9 | 117 |
| 8 | Jan 15, 2011 | 8 | 118 |
| 9 | Jan 22, 2011 | 8 | 118 |
| 10 | Jan 29, 2011 | 9 | 117 |
| 11 | Feb 5, 2011 | 9 | 117 |
| 12 | Feb 12, 2011 | 14 | 112 |
| 13 | Feb 19, 2011 | 19 | 107 |
| 14 | Feb 26, 2011 | 9 | 117 |
| 15 | Mar 5, 2011 | 36 | 90 |
| 16 | Mar 12, 2011 | 48 | 78 |
| 17 | Mar 19, 2011 | 55 | 71 |
| 18 | Mar 26, 2011 | 67 | 59 |
| 19 | Apr 2, 2011 | 64 | 62 |
| 20 | Apr 9, 2011 | 66 | 60 |